..All eating disorders have an elevated mortality risk; anorexia nervosa the most striking. Compared with the other eating disorders, binge eating disorder is more common among males and older individuals...

..RESULTS: After immigrating to The Netherlands, she adopted the Western cultural ideal of thinness and developed AN. CONCLUSION: This case illustrates the role and possible effects of sociocultural factors in the development of AN...

Use of illicit substances in a psychosis incidence cohort: a comparison among different ethnic groups in the Netherlands

..Positive identification with one's own ethnic group is a strong predictor of mental health in immigrants. We investigated whether negative ethnic identity is related to schizophrenia risk in non-Western immigrants...

Ethnic density of neighborhoods and incidence of psychotic disorders among immigrants

..Some studies suggest that ethnic density may influence the incidence of schizophrenia. The authors investigated whether this increased incidence among immigrants depends on the ethnic density of the neighborhoods in which they live...

Perceived discrimination and the risk of schizophrenia in ethnic minorities: a case-control study

..Experiences of social adversity, which have been associated with persecutory delusions, and cultural factors may contribute to the observed differences in severity and content of psychopathology between Moroccans and native Dutch...

Discrimination and the incidence of psychotic disorders among ethnic minorities in The Netherlands